Improvement in paper-cutters and rulers



S. W. WILCOX.

Paper Cutter and Ruler. No. 83,115. Patented 00h13, 1.868.

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MarovSAMUEL XV. VILCOX, OF MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 83,115, dated October 13, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-CUTTERS .AND 'RLERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom 'it may concern.:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL W. WILcox, of Menden, in the county ofWorcester, and Statc ot' Massachusetts, have invented a new and improvedlaper- Cutter and Ruler; and I do hereby declare that thc following is afull, clear, and exact description of the saine, reference being had tothe :u'colnpan'ving drawings, forming part1 of this speciiicat-ion, inwhich is represented a side view ot' a paper-cutter and rulerconstructed according to my improvement.

This invent-ion consists in a paper-cutter and ruler, provided with aseries of parallel slits for ruling parallel lines, and a peribratedscale for niakingor describing circ-les of various sizes.

In order that others may be enabledto understand the construction andoperation of my invention, I will proceed to describe it with referenceto the drawings.

A is a paper-cutter and ruler, constructed ot' a tiat parallel-sidedpiece ot' tin-plate, or other suitable inaterial, and ot' substantiallythe saine formation ot' the a er-eutters in General use but haviiwmarked u ion more especially parallel pencil-lines uponletter-envelopes, or the exterior-s of folded letters.

c c c e, Sie., are circular' perforations, piercing the body ot' thecutter A, at the inner extremities of the lilies or niarlrs whichcompose the scale b, 'and which constitute a perforated scale upon thecutter, so that,

by placing into any one of the said openings or perforations a pin orother suitable pointed instrument, as

a pivot, and inserting through any other one of the said openings thepoint of a pencil or pen, the cutter A may be converted into adevice fordescribing circles,

and, by a circular inotion given to the said pencil, the

2. The construction of a ruler with a perforated Witnesses:

A. LE CLERC, A. KINNLER.

